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Chen Kaige

Chen Kaige

Chinese film director and screenwriter
August 12, 1952 (72 years old)

Legend of the Demon Cat

V.O.: Kûkai: Utsukushiki Ouhi no Nazo
Chin. 2017. Adventures by Chen Kaige with Huang Xuan, Shota Sometani, Hiroshi Abe. During the Tang dynasty, a poet and a monk investigate the death of the emperor's concubine, allegedly caused by a demon cat.
Runtime: 129 min.

Monk Comes Down the Mountain

V.O.: Dao Shi Xia Shan
Chin. 2015. Martial arts by Chen Kaige with Wang Baoqiang, Aaron Kwok, Chang Chen. Expelled from his community in financial difficulties, a young monk skilled in combat experiences multiple misadventures with various martial arts masters.
Runtime: 123 min.

Sacrifice

V.O.: Zhao Shi Gu Er
Chin. 2010. History by Chen Kaige with Ge You.
Runtime: 127 min.

The Promise

V.O.: Wu Ji
Chin. 2005. Adventures drama by Chen Kaige with Hiroyuki Sanada, Cecilia Cheung, Jang Dong-kun. A general and a duke fight over a princess who is in love with a slave.
Runtime: 121 min.

Together

V.O.: Han ni zai yiki
Chin. 2002. Melodrama by Chen Kaige with Tang Yun, Liu Peiqi, Chen Hong. Determined to make his son a famous violinist, a country cook moves with him to Beijing at great personal sacrifice.
Runtime: 117 min.
U.S. 2002. Thriller by Chen Kaige with Heather Graham, Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone. In London, an American woman married to a temperamental mountain climber tries to shed light on his mysterious past.
Runtime: 100 min.

The Emperor and the Assassin

V.O.: Jing Ke Ci Qin Wang
Chin. 1999. History by Chen Kaige with Li Xuejian, Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi. In the 3rd century B.C., the king of Qin is obsessed with the desire to unify the seven kingdoms of China despite their fierce resistance.
Runtime: 160 min.

Temptress Moon

V.O.: Feng Yue
H.-K. 1996. Mores drama by Chen Kaige with Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, Kevin Lin.
Runtime: 90 min.

Farewell My Concubine

V.O.: Ba wang bie ji
Chin. 1993. Chronicle by Chen Kaige with Leslie Cheung, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li. The friendship between two opera actors survives through the years despite many trials.
Runtime: 170 min.

Life on a String

V.O.: Bian zou bin chang
All. 1991. Poetic drama by Chen Kaige with Liu Zhongyuan, Huang Lei, Xu Qing. An old sage and his young disciple, both blind musicians, travel around China playing traditional tunes to appease humans.
Runtime: 108 min.

Yellow Earth

V.O.: Huang tu di
Chin. 1984. Mores drama by Chen Kaige with Xue Bai, Wang Xueyin, Tan Tuo. In the late 1930s in a mountainous region, a soldier in charge of cataloguing folk songs stays with a poor farmer who lives with his two children.
Runtime: 89 min.

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